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WorksheetsTALS- HIST/CIVICS REVISION GRADE 9
Total questions: 96
Worksheet time: 56mins
Who did King Louis XVI agree to help defeat the British?
French
Greeks
American colonists
Italians
Which of the following made up 1% of the French population, and included clergy?
First Estate
Second Estate
Third Estate
Middle Class
Which of the following made up 2% of the French population, and included nobles?
First Estate
Second Estate
Third Estate
Peasants
Which of the following is an accurate description of the tax system in France in the years preceding the French Revolution?
Only peasants and the clergy paid taxes.
Only about 2 percent of the nobility paid any taxes.
The nobility paid taxes only on land, not on income.
The members of the Third Estate paid almost all of the taxes.
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the French Revolution?
An unfair tax system among the Estates
Government debt from wars
An increase in the cost of living
Frequent attacks from the British
What happened on July 14, Bastille Day?
Robespierre was executed by the guillotine.
French women marched all the way to Versailles.
A mob stormed a prison looking for gunpowder.
All of the above are true.
Which goal was NOT stated in the "slogan of the Revolution"?
Liberty
Equality
Justice
Brotherhood
Which group imposed the Reign of Terror?
The Second Coalition
The Committee of Public Safety
The National Assembly
The King's Swiss guard
Who was Maximilien Robespierre?
army general
King of France
priest
Leader of the Committee of Public Safety
The Reign of Terror ended with the beheading of which well-known revolutionary?
Napoleon Bonaparte
King Louis XVI
Marie Antoinette
Maximilien Robespierre
What was Napoleon Bonaparte able to accomplish during peacetime?
He set up government-run public schools.
He set up a comprehensive system of laws.
He established a fairer tax code.
All of the above are true.
Napoleon Bonaparte was unable to conquer which two European countries during the Napoleonic Wars?
Scotland and England
Great Britain and Germany
Great Britain and Russia
Russia and Germany
What is nationalism?
Unjust use of power
A government consisting of delegates from the Third Estate
A five-person council set up to run the government
Pride in one's country based on shared customs and common history
Estate
What kind of leader was King Louis XVI?
very militaristic
weak and indecisive
powerful and well respected
friendly and well liked
Who were the bourgeoisie?
The middle class professionals
The 1st Estate
The peasant farmers
The nobles
Which of the following wars helped to inspire the French Revolution?
The American Civil War
The French and Indian War
American Revolution
The Seven Years War
Which of the following was a reason why France was nearly bankrupt?
The king lowered taxes
The king took their money to create jobs
The king spent the taxes on wars and himself
They had fought against the Americans in the revolution
What did the National Assembly promise to do in the Tennis Court Oath?
To execute the king
To write a new constitution
To stage a Coup d'etat
To make France independent
What violent event is considered the beginning of the French Revolution?
The Great Fear
The Women's March
Storming of the Bastille
The Reign of Terror
What charter, passed by the National Assembly, officially destroyed the inequality of the Old Regime?
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Constitution of 1791
Tennis Court Oath
Declaration of Independence
In 1791, France's new constitution changed France's government to a(n) _________________.
Republic
Constitutional Monarchy
Absolute Monarchy
Dictatorship
Some time after war began between France and Austria/Prussia, the Legislative Assembly decided to put aside the Constitution of 1791, depose the king, and ...
a. create a Repubic
b. create the National Convention
c. both a and b
d. create a Constitutional Monarchy
The King was
a. found guilty of treason
b. executed by guillotine
c. killed in prison by sans culottes
d. both a. and b.
The Reign of Terror was a time when
Marie Antoinette was executed
The Committee of Public Safety used terror to keep the Republic safe
Thousands of French people were sent to the guillotine
all of these
The King and Queen were viewed as
good leaders
unconcerned with the needs of the people
honest and good stewards of the people
Presidential
Nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people.
National Assembly
The Estates
New Regime
Feudalism
Monarch of france during the 1780s
Louis XIV
Louis XV
Louis XVI
Louis XIII
The bourgeoisie lead this estate and it was made up of merchants, artisans, cooks, servants, peasants etc.
1st Estate
2nd Estate
3rd Estate
1.2.3.. BOURGEOISIE!
An assembly of representatives from all three estates that met for the first time in 175 years when Louis XVI called them together.
Estates General
National Assembly
Legislative Assembly
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizen
French Congress established by representatives of the Third Estate on June 17, 1789, to enact reforms and laws in the name of the French people
Estates General
National Assembly
Legislative Assembly
Congressional Assembly
A pledge made by members of France's National Assembly in 1789 in which they vowed to continue meeting until they had drafted a new Constitution.
Tennis Court Oath
Handball Oath
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of the Rights of Man
July 14, 1789, a French mob stormed a prison. The mob successfully captured the gunpowder they were after.
Storming of the Bastille
The Great Fear
Storming of Pompei
Sandstorm
Statement of revolutionary ideals adopted by France's National Assembly.
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizen
Declaration of Independence
Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Assembly under the new Constitution that had the power to create laws and to approve or prevent any war the king declared on other nations.
Legislative Assembly
National Assembly
Estates General
Congress
Native nobles of France who left their country for political reasons during the peasant uprisings (Great Fear)
Sans-Cullotes
Radicals
Emigres
Jacobins
A radical group of Parisian wage-earners and small shopkeepers who wanted a greater voice in government, lower prices and an end of food shortages.
Sans-Cullotes
Moderates
Emigres
Jacobins
Radical political club during the French Revolution that wanted to remove the king and establish a republic. Both middle class men and women joined.
Sans-Cullotes
Radicals
Emigres
Jacobins
A machine for beheading people used as a means of execution during the French Revolution.
Beheader
National Razor
Guillotine
Head chopper-offer 3000
Leader of the Committee of Public Safety, he and his followers tried to wipe out all traces of France's past monarchies.
Louis XVI
Maximillien Robespierre
Jean-Paul Marat
Napoleon Bonaparte
A committee established during the French Revolution to identify "enemies of the republic."
Committee of Public Safety
National Assembly
Legislative Assembly
Estates General
The period from mid-1793 to mid-1794, when Maximilien Robespierre ruled France nearly as a dictator and thousands of political figures and ordinary citizens were executed.
Great Fear
French Revolution
Reign of Terror
Tennis Court Oath
Which are features of Democracy?
Democracy is a form of government in which the rulers are elected by the people.
Elections offer a choice and fair opportunity to the people to change the current rulers
The choice and opportunity is available to all the people on an equal basis
All the above
In Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf led a military coup.....
October 1999
October 1998
September 2002
December 2002
General Musharraf issued a ‘Legal Framework Order’ that amended the Constitution of Pakistan.
October 2002
August 2002
August 1999
October 2002
In China, elections are regularly held after (a)
Chinese parliament, called Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (National People’s Congress) has the power to appoint the President of the country. It has nearly 3,000 members elected from all over China. Some members are elected by (a)
________ is the form of government in which the rulers are elected by the people .
Dictatorship
Monarchy
Democracy
Communism
In a country like India, democracy keeps our country_____
Fragmented
Integrated
United
Isolated
‘One person, one vote’ means
One person is to be voted by all
One person has one vote and each vote has one value
A person can vote only once in his life
How many members are elected to the National People’s Congress from all over China?
3000
4000
2000
Which party has ruled Zimbabwe since its independence and who is its ruler?
ZANU-PF, Robert Mugabe
ZANU-PF, Kenneth Kaunda
Zimbabwe Party, P Johnson
The most common form that democracy takes in our time is that of
Limited democracy
Maximum democracy
representative democracy
none of the above
How does democracy allows us to correct its own mistakes?
The rulers can be changed
Mistakes are hidden and cannot be corrected
Re-electing the same government to enable it to correct its mistakes
none of the above
Democracy improves the quality of decision-making because
Decisions are taken by consultation and discussion
Decisions are taken over a long period of time
Decisions are taken by educated people
All decisions are approved by judiciary
In which of these cases can democracy not provides a complete solution?
Removing poverty completely
Providing education to all
Giving jobs to all
All the above
Some of the drawbacks of democracy is
Instability and delays
corruption and hypocrisy
Politicians fighting among themselves
all the above
Why can the Chinese government not be called a democratic government even though elections are held there?
Army participates in election
Some parts of China are not represented at all
Government is not accountable to the people
Government is always formed by the Communist Party
A democracy requires that the rulers have to attend to the _______of the people.
Requirement
Needs
Dreams
Wishes
" Democracy is government of the people, by the people and for the people " is said by whom ?
Adolf Hitler
Napoleon
Abharam Lincoln
Robert Mugabe
Which of these is not a good argument in favour of Democracy ?
People feel free and equal in democracy.
Democracy resolve conflict in a better way than others.
Democratic government is more accountable to the people
Democracies are more prosperous than others.
Democracy is a form of government where the people elect their ____.
Representatives
Queen
Public servants
King
_____s/are the real source of power in a democratic country.
The parliament
People
The judiciary
Aristocrats
What makes India Democratic?
Rule of law
Periodic elections
Fundamental Rights
All of the above
Democracy cannot survive in the absence of
Freedom of press
Independence of judiciary
Rule of law
All of the above
Which of the following is not an essential feature of Democracy?
Free and fair elections
Universal Adult Franchise
Centralisation of power
Rule of law and respect for rights
Which one of the following goes against Democracy?
One party rule
Two party system
Multi party system
Periodic elections
Which of the following factors are responsible for limiting the success of Democracy?
Widespread corruption
Malpractices in elections
Economic inequality
All of the above
Name the political party in power in Mexico until 2000
CCP
Congress
PRI
ZANU PF
The main purpose of the ‘Legal Framework Order’ issued by Pervez Musharraf in Pakistan was
to amend the constitution of Pakistan
to dismiss the national or provincial assemblies
to appoint military officers as National Security Council to supervise the work of the civilian cabinet
to lead a military coup in Pakistan
Before contesting elections in China, whose approval does a candidate need to have?
CCP
PRI
ZANU PF
The President
The PRI party in Mexico ruled From 1930 to 2000, due to the following malpractices
Government servants and teachers were forced to influence voters
There was no independent media
The PRI spent large sum of money in campaign for its candidates
Strikes were made illegal
The polling booth were shifted at last minutes sometimes, making it difficult for people to cast their vote
In China, elections do not offer the people any serious choice. They have to choose the ___ and the ___ approved by it.
Institutional Revolutionary Party, candidates
CCP, candidates
CCP, undemocratic
Institutional Revolutionary Party, undemocratic
Which are features of Democracy?
Democracy is a form of government in which the rulers are elected by the people.
Elections offer a choice and fair opportunity to the people to change the current rulers
The choice and opportunity is available to all the people on an equal basis
All the above
The full form of PRI is ____.
People's Republic of India
People's Republic of India
Institutional Revolutionary Party
Percapita Resource Index
Democracy leads to no corruption for it is based on electoral politics. *
True
False
In which country Russian minority find it difficult to get the right to vote.
Denmark
Fiji
Estonia
Saudi Arabia
Identify the arguments in the support of democracy or for democracy.
Democracy improves the quality of decision making
Democracy enhances the dignity of citizens
Democracy better than other forms of government because it allows us to correct it's mistakes.
All the above
Which of these is not a good argument in favour of democracy?
People feel free and equal in a democracy
Democracies resolve conflict in a better ways than others
Democratic government is more accountable to the people
Democracies are more prosperous than others
